KR101020243B1 - Switching mode power supply - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a switched mode power supply that further reduces power consumption in standby mode.

According to the present invention, the switching of the main switch is not performed when the feedback voltage is changed from the first reference voltage to the second reference voltage, and the current supplied to the plurality of ICs is limited when the main switch does not perform the switch.

In this way, the power consumption can be further reduced by limiting the supply of constant current to the unnecessary IC block in the region where the switching MOS transistor does not perform switching.

SMPS, IC, Constant Current, Power

Description

Switching mode power supply {SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY}

1 is a view schematically showing an SMPS circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a control module circuit of the SMPS according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 are timing diagrams illustrating waveforms of some input signals and some output signals of the control module of the SMPS of FIG. 2.

6 and 7 illustrate a control module circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating waveforms of some input signals and some output signals of the control module circuit of FIGS. 6 and 7.

9 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a DC current supply voltage and a feedback voltage.

10 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a method of reducing power consumption of various ICs according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a circuit for detecting a point at which a feedback voltage is lower than a second feedback reference voltage.

12 is a diagram schematically showing an internal block of an SMPS for reducing power consumption of various ICs according to an embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a diagram illustrating an example of reducing IC power consumption according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to switching mode power supplies (SMPS), and more particularly to switching mode power supplies that further reduce power consumption in standby mode.

Generally, SMPS refers to a device for converting one DC supply voltage into one or more DC output voltages. At this time, the DC output voltage has a magnitude larger or smaller than the supply voltage. Such SMPS is mainly used for power electronic devices, especially battery power supplies such as mobile phones, laptop computers and the like. These power electronic devices have a normal operation mode which consumes relatively large power and a stand-by mode which consumes relatively little power. On the other hand, these power electronic devices automatically enter the standby mode when the user does not use the devices for a certain time, and enter the normal mode again when the user uses the devices.

In most electronic devices, the power consumption in the standby mode is very small compared to the power consumption in the normal operation mode. In recent years, the input power of the standby mode is further reduced to further reduce the power consumption in the standby mode. Regulations are increasingly tightened. Conventionally, in order to satisfy the regulation, a method of reducing an output voltage of a power supply or using separate auxiliary power devices has been used. However, this conventional approach is undesirable because additional components are required and the cost of the product is increased accordingly. In addition, the conventional method may generate an output voltage that is low enough not to operate in electronic devices, thereby causing a problem in that the amount of power consumption may be limited. On the other hand, when the conventional SMPS is in the standby mode, even if the power consumption is reduced by the reduced output voltage, it is inevitable that a substantial switching loss generated in the SMPS occurs. In addition, the conventional SMPS changes the duty cycle of the power switch (main switch on the primary side) to compensate for the change in power demand at the output stage and to operate at a constant frequency irrespective of the amount of power supplied. . As a result, in the standby mode, the power switch (main switch in the primary side) inside the SMPS performs the on / off switching operation at the same frequency as in the normal operation mode even in the standby mode. It generates power consumption and is placed in low power consumption in standby mode.

Recently, a switching mode power supply using active circuitry that provides a low power burst mode to enable a normal operation mode and a standby operation mode has been proposed. The circuit structure and operation of the SMPS are described in detail in US Pat. No. 6,252,783, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted below. In the normal mode of operation, the active circuit combines the output voltage of the SMPS with a conventional switch driver circuit (or control module circuit). This switch driver circuit changes the output duty cycle of a fixed frequency switch driver so that the output voltage of the SMPS is adjusted to a desired level. In the low power burst mode of operation, the active circuit separates the output voltage of the SMPS from the switch driver circuit and applies a periodic signal to the switch driver. By this periodic signal, the switch driver supplies an output signal of a fixed frequency so that the time interval at which the output of the switch driver is inactivated, that is, turned off, is arranged in the middle. In addition, during low power burst mode operation, the active circuit applies an input signal to a switch driver, whereby the switch driver is repeatedly turned on and off at a fixed frequency with a minimum duty cycle. The burst operation mode, which supplies a fixed frequency output, which is the minimum duty cycle of the switch driver, is properly controlled so that the voltage supplied to the switch driver is changed between two reference voltages.

The low power burst mode SMPS can reduce the input power by reducing the switching through the operation of switching for a predetermined time in the standby mode and stopping the switching again for a predetermined time. In addition, by using fewer parts, the output voltage in standby mode can be kept lower than in normal operation mode.In standby mode, the power switch (main switch on the primary side) of the power switch can be kept in the burst mode in a constant cycle regardless of the output voltage. It offers the advantage of controlling the switching operation.

However, the SMPS of US Patent No. 6,252,783 has a problem that audible noise may occur when the maximum current value is increased. And, the maximum current value tends to increase as the specific gravity for switching loss increases. On the other hand, the loss of the SMPS, in addition to the switching loss, there are conduction loss and core loss. In addition, when using a light load (light load), the possibility of the noise is increased, and the problem that the power consumption is also increased as the maximum current value increases.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, so that the maximum current value can be maintained below a certain size regardless of the output voltage change, and it is easy to switch from the burst mode to the normal mode. It is to provide a switching mode power supply which prevents malfunction.

In addition, to provide a switching mode power supply that further reduces power consumption in the standby mode.

Switching mode power supply according to the characteristics of the present invention for achieving the above object

A power supply including a main switch coupled to a primary coil of a transformer, the power supply supplying power to a secondary side of the transformer according to an operation of the main switch;

A feedback circuit unit generating a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage;

A control module for controlling not to perform a switching operation of the main switch when the feedback voltage becomes lower than a set reference voltage in a standby operation mode;

An IC power supply unit coupled to the secondary coil of the transformer to generate a constant voltage;

The current generating unit generates a plurality of constant currents for operating a plurality of ICs by using a constant voltage generated by the IC power supply unit, and generates only a portion of the plurality of constant currents when the main switch does not perform a switching operation. Include.

Here, the part of the constant current generated by the current generation unit is characterized in that the constant current for operating the IC used to prevent the main switch from performing a switching operation. The control module may include: a first constant current source used to generate the first reference voltage; a second constant current source used to generate the second reference voltage; And a current control unit which reduces the amount of current of the first constant current source when the main switch does not perform a switching operation.

According to another aspect of the invention the switching mode power supply

A power supply including a main switch coupled to a primary coil of a transformer, the power supply supplying power to a secondary side of the transformer according to an operation of the main switch;

A feedback circuit unit generating a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage;

An IC power supply unit coupled to the secondary coil of the transformer to generate a constant voltage;

Control to generate a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage lower than the first reference voltage, and to not perform the switching operation of the main switch when the feedback voltage is lower than the second reference voltage in the standby operation mode. module; And

Generating a first constant current source used to generate the first reference voltage and a second constant current source used to generate the second reference voltage using the constant voltage generated by the IC power supply, respectively, the main switch If not performing the switching operation includes a current control unit for reducing the current value of the first constant current source. Here, the control module, Comparator for comparing the second reference voltage and the feedback voltage; And a detector configured to detect a point at which the feedback voltage is lower than the second reference voltage in response to an output signal of the comparator, wherein the current controller is configured to output an amount of current of the first constant current source in response to an output signal of the detector. It is characterized by reducing the.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

Now, a switching mode power supply according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view schematically showing an SMPS circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the SMPS circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention is the power supply unit 100 for supplying power, the feedback circuit unit 200 for feeding back the output voltage, the operation of the switch in the power supply unit 100 Switching control unit 300 for controlling the, and a mode setting unit 400 for setting the operation mode.

The power supply unit 100 includes a bridge diode circuit BD, a primary coil L1, a filter capacitor Cin, a switching MOS transistor Qsw which is a main switch, and a current sense resistor Rsense. The bridge diode circuit BD rectifies the AC input power source AC in full wave and outputs the DC signal. The primary coil L1 is connected to the supply voltage Vin and the switching MOS transistor Qsw, respectively. The filter capacitor Cin filters the current pulse from the bridge diode BD so that the supply voltage Vin becomes substantially a DC current voltage. The switching MOS transistor Qsw is used as a power switch (main switch), and performs another switching operation on the control signal of the control module 310. In addition, the current sense resistor Rsense is used to supply current feedback to the control module 310. Here, although the main switch is shown as a MOS transistor in FIG. 1, it is obvious that other switching elements may be replaced.

The feedback circuit unit 200 includes a phototransistor PC2 and a capacitor Cfb. The phototransistor PC2 forms a photocoupler together with the photodiode PC1 of the mode setting unit 400, and generates a current having a predetermined size according to the current value flowing through the photodiode PC1. The charge value of the capacitor Cfb changes according to the amount of current flowing through the phototransistor PC2, and the feedback voltage Vfb changes accordingly. As a result, the feedback voltage Vfb is changed by the mode voltage value set by the mode setting unit 400, and the changed feedback voltage value is input to the switching controller 300.                     

The switching controller 300 includes a control module 310, a capacitor C2, a diode D2, and a secondary coil L3. The control module 310 receives a sensing voltage Vsense for sensing the amount of current flowing between the drain-source of the switching MOS transistor Qsw and the charging voltage Vcc of the capacitor C2 together with the feedback voltage Vfb. The switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is controlled by generating an appropriate switching control signal according to the input signals. The secondary coil L3 receives energy from the switching operation of the power supply unit 100 to generate current pulses, and the capacitor C2 and the diode D2 rectify and generate current pulses generated by the secondary coil L3. Smoothing is performed such that a substantial DC current supply voltage Vcc is supplied to the control module 310. Here, the DC current supply voltage Vcc serves as a power supply for supplying a constant voltage not only to the control module 310 but also to an integrated circuit (IC) in charge of various functions of the SMPS circuit. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the DC current supply voltage Vcc is a current source for operating the IC using a supply source (voltage Vcc) for operating various ICs (for example, the IC of the control module 310). To generate a).

The mode setting unit 400 includes a plurality of resistors R1, R2, R3, R6 and R7, diodes D1 and D3, capacitors C1 and Cref, transistors Q1, an error amplifier Amp1, and a photodiode ( PC1). Resistors R6 and R7, diode D3 and transistor Q1 perform a switch function. In particular, resistors R6 and R7 allow an appropriate bias to be applied to transistor Q1. Resistors R1, R2, and R3 are used to determine the mode control voltage Va, which is the distribution voltage. The mode control voltage Va is determined by the following equations (1) and (2), respectively, depending on whether it is the normal operation mode or the standby mode.                     

Equation 1 is a mode control voltage Va in the normal operation mode. In the normal operation mode, the transistor Q1 is turned on so that the output voltage Vout is distributed by the resistors R1 and R2. It becomes like 1.

Equation 2 is the mode control voltage Va in the standby mode. In the standby mode, the transistor Q1 is turned off so that the output voltage Vout determines the mode control voltage Va as the resistor R3. When used, it is as shown in equation (2). Here, R1 / R2 corresponds to the value of (R1 * R3) / (R1 + R3).

In the operational amplifier used as the error amplifier Amp1, the mode control voltage Va is applied to the inverting terminal and the reference voltage Vref is applied to the non-inverting terminal. Here, the error amplifier Amp1 determines whether the photodiode PC1 is operated by comparing the input mode control voltage Va with the reference voltage Vref. The photodiode PC1 forms a photocoupler together with the phototransistor PC2 of the feedback circuit unit 200, and may or may not operate according to the relative magnitude of the mode control voltage Va and the reference voltage Vref.

The operation of the circuit of the SMPS according to the embodiment of the present invention having the circuit structure as described above will be described below.                     

In the normal operation mode, the DC current supply voltage Vin in which the AC input power AC is full-wave rectified by the bridge diode circuit BD is supplied to the primary coil L1. The supply voltage Vin applied to the primary coil L1 generates an output voltage Vout at the secondary coil L2 at a constant duty cycle through the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw. Here, the duty cycle of the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is determined by the gate driving signal of the switching MOS transistor output from the control module 310. The output voltage Vout generated in the secondary coil L2 is large enough to enable normal operation of the electronic device adopting the SMPS.

On the other hand, in order to keep the output voltage Vout constant, the duty of the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw should be appropriately controlled. For this purpose, the output voltage Vout should be fed back, and this fed back output voltage Vout ) Value should be used to control the duty. First, a high signal indicating the normal operation mode is applied to the base terminal of the transistor Q1, so that the transistor Q1 is turned on. When the transistor Q1 is turned on, the diode D3 is biased in the reverse direction so that the diode D3 is turned off. Accordingly, the mode control voltage Va applied to the inverting terminal of the error amplifier Amp1 is expressed by Equation 1 below. Is determined. The error amplifier Amp1 amplifies the mode control voltage Va to a predetermined magnitude and then inputs it to the photodiode PC1. Since the photodiode PC1 and the phototransistor PC2 constitute a photocoupler, a current having a magnitude corresponding to the input value input to the photodiode PC1, that is, the output value of the error amplifier Amp1, is provided to the phototransistor PC2. Flows. The feedback capacitor Cfb is charged by this current, and the magnitude of the feedback voltage Vfb is determined according to the charging amount of the feedback capacitor Cfb. As a result, the feedback voltage Vfb is inversely proportional to the magnitude of the mode control voltage Va and has a corresponding magnitude, and the feedback voltage Vfb is input to the control module 310.

In addition to the feedback voltage Vfb, the charging voltage Vcc of the capacitor C2 is also input to the control module 310 to serve as a voltage source of various ICs such as the control module 310. In the normal operation mode, the supply voltage Vin applied to the primary coil L1 causes the winding voltage to be induced in the secondary coil L3 of the switching controller 300, and thus the voltage charged in the capacitor C2 ( Vcc) is input to the control module 310 in a relatively large size. In addition, a sensing voltage Vsense for sensing the amount of current flowing between the drain and the source of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is also input to the control module 310. The control module 410 receiving the feedback voltage Vfb, the charging voltage Vcc of the capacitor C2, and the sensing voltage Vsense outputs the gate voltage Vg to the gate terminal of the switching MOS transistor Qsw. The switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is controlled to maintain the normal operation mode.

Next, in the standby mode, the DC current supply voltage Vin in which the AC input power AC is full-wave rectified by the bridge diode circuit BD is supplied to the primary coil L1. The supply voltage Vin applied to the primary coil L1 generates an output voltage Vout at the secondary coil L2 at a constant duty cycle through the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw. Here, the duty cycle of the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is determined by the gate driving signal of the switching MOS transistor output from the control module 310. The magnitude of the output voltage Vout generated in the secondary coil L2 is large enough to allow standby operation of an electronic device adopting SMPS, which is relatively larger than the output voltage Vout in the normal operation mode. It is small in size.

Meanwhile, in the standby mode as in the normal operation mode, in order to maintain the output voltage Vout constant, the duty of the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw must be controlled appropriately. It should be fed back and used to control the duty. First, a low signal indicating the standby mode is applied to the base terminal of the transistor Q1, so that the transistor Q1 is turned off. When the transistor Q1 is turned off, a forward bias is applied to the diode D3 to turn off the diode D3. Accordingly, the mode control voltage Va applied to the inverting terminal of the error amplifier Amp1 is represented by Equation 2 below. Becomes Comparing Equations 1 and 2, it can be seen that the mode control voltage Va in the standby mode has a larger value than the mode control voltage Va in the normal operation mode. The error amplifier Amp1 amplifies the mode control voltage Va to a larger magnitude than in the normal operation mode and then inputs it to the photodiode PC1. Since the photodiode PC1 and the phototransistor PC2 constitute a photocoupler, a current having a magnitude corresponding to the input value input to the photodiode PC1, that is, the output value of the error amplifier Amp1, is formed in the phototransistor PC2. Flows. The feed capacitor Cfb is charged by this current, and as described above, the feedback voltage Vfb has a magnitude inversely proportional to the magnitude of the mode control voltage Va. Therefore, since the mode control voltage Va in the standby mode has a larger value than the mode control voltage Va in the normal operation mode, the feedback voltage Vfb in the standby mode is the feedback voltage in the normal operation mode. It is relatively lower than (Vfb) and has a size substantially close to zero.

In addition to the feedback voltage Vfb, a sensing voltage Vsense for sensing the amount of current flowing between the charging voltage Vcc of the capacitor C2 and the drain-source of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is also input to the control module 310. Here, in the standby mode, the supply voltage Vin applied to the primary coil L1 causes the winding voltage of the secondary coil L3 of the switching controller 300 to be induced, and thus the voltage charged in the capacitor C2. Vcc is input to the control module 310 in a relatively small size than in the normal mode. The control module 310 receiving the feedback voltage Vfb, the charging voltage Vcc of the capacitor C2, and the sensing voltage Vsense outputs the gate voltage Vg to the gate terminal of the switching MOS transistor Qsw. The switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is controlled to maintain the standby mode.

2 is a view showing a control module circuit of the SMPS according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the operational amplifier receives the feedback voltage Vfb as the inverting terminal and receives the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 (or the second feedback reference voltage Vf2) having a voltage lower than the feedback voltage. Comparator (CP3) consisting of a comparator (CP2), an operational amplifier for receiving a feedback voltage (Vfb) as a non-inverting terminal and a third feedback reference voltage (Vf3) having a voltage lower than the feedback voltage as an inverting terminal. It includes.

The outputs of the comparator CP2 and the comparator CP3 are input to the S terminal S and the R terminal R of the RS flip-flop FF, respectively. The output of the comparator CP2 is input to the base of the transistor Q2 in addition to the S terminal S of the RS flip-flop FF. The emitter terminal of the transistor Q2 is grounded and the collector terminal is connected to the resistors R4 and R5 connected in series, and simultaneously connected to the feedback voltage Vfb input terminal through the diode D4 and the diode D5. The diodes D4 and D4 have anodes connected to each other, the cathode of the diode D4 is connected to the input terminal of the feedback voltage Vfb, and the cathode of the diode D5 is connected to the collector terminal of the transistor Q2. do.

A switch SW3 for selectively connecting the first constant current source I1 and the output terminal Q of the RS flip-flop FF is disposed at the contact point of the feedback voltage Vfb input terminal and the diode D4. A switch SW2 for selectively connecting the first constant current source I1 and the output terminal Q of the RS flip-flop FF is disposed at the contact between the anode of the diode D4 and the anode of the diode D5. In addition, a switch SW1 for selectively connecting the second constant current source I2 and the output terminal Q of the RS flip-flop FF is disposed at the contact between the cathode of the diode D5 and the collector terminal of the transistor Q20. Here, the first constant current source I1 and the second constant current source I2 are generated by the voltage Vcc charged to the capacitor C2 as described above.

The voltage Vc at the contact between the resistor R4 and the resistor R5 connected in series from the collector terminal of the transistor Q2 is connected to the inverting terminal of the comparator CP1 constituted by the operational amplifier. The non-inverting terminal of the comparator CP1 is connected to the sensing voltage Vsense terminal through an offset DC power supply Voffset. This sensing voltage Vsense is determined by the current flowing through the switching MOS transistor Qsw and the magnitude of the sensing resistor Rsense as described above. The output of the comparator CP1 is input to the gate driver 311, and the gate drive 311 receives the output from the oscillator OSC in addition to the output of the comparator CP1 to output the gate voltage Vg. . The switching MOS transistor Qsw is switched by the gate voltage Vg, and the duty for determining the switching timing is determined by the signal from the oscillator OSC.

3 and 4 are timing diagrams illustrating waveforms of some input signals and some output signals of the control module of the SMPS of FIG. 2.

First, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the feedback voltage Vfb starts to gradually decrease when the load applied to the entire system becomes light. When the standby mode is initiated by the user's operation or the like, the feedback voltage Vfb input to the control module 310 is gradually lowered and eventually lowered to about 0, that is, about 0.2V. In detail, the feedback voltage Vfb is first lower than the third feedback voltage Vf3, and then becomes lower than the second feedback voltage Vf2 after a predetermined period of time, and again after the predetermined time point T0 has elapsed. It becomes lower than the feedback reference voltage Vf1. As described above, when the feedback voltage Vfb is lowered to almost zero, the non-inverting input terminal and the inverting input terminal, which are the input terminals of the comparator CP2, are respectively provided with a high level of the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 and a low level. The feedback voltage Vfb of the level is input. Then, a high signal is output from the output terminal of the comparator CP2. The output signal of this comparator CP2 is input to the Seks character S of the RS flip-flop FF, and also to the base terminal of the transistor Q2. In the comparator CP3, since the low-level feedback voltage Vfb is input to the non-inverting terminal and the third feedback reference voltage Vf3 of the high level is input to the inverting terminal, the low level is supplied from the output terminal of the comparator CP3. The signal is output. At this time, the output signal of the comparator CP3 is input to the R terminal R of the RS flip-flop FF.

The RS flip-flop FF, which receives the output signals of the comparator CP2 and the comparator CP3 to the S terminal S and the R terminal R, respectively, outputs a high signal through the Q output terminal Q. Here, the high level output signal from the RS flip-flop FF is held for a certain period of time. The transistor Q1 receiving the high level output signal of the comparator CP2 as the base terminal is turned on, and the first switch SW1, the second switch SW2, and the third switch SW3 are turned on. , OFF and ON operations are performed respectively. As a result, the voltage Vb at the contact between the diode D5 and the collector terminal of the transistor Q2 becomes zero, and the current from the first constant current source I1 is fed back through the third switch SW3. Vfb).

Since the voltage Vb is 0, the low level input signal is input to the inverting terminal of the comparator CP1, and the high level sense voltage Vsense is input to the non-inverting terminal of the comparator CP1. ) Output signal becomes a high level output signal. This high level output signal is input to the gate driver 311, and a switching-off signal is output from the gate driver 311 by an inverter (not shown) in the gate driver 311. The switching MOS transistor Qsw is turned off by the switching off signal from the gate driver 311 and does not perform the switching operation.

 Since the switching MOS transistor Qsw does not perform the switching operation, the output voltage (Vout of FIG. 1) gradually decreases from a predetermined time point T2, and the feedback voltage Vfb gradually decreases as the output voltage Vout gradually decreases. Begins to increase gradually. When the feedback voltage Vfb gradually increases and reaches a time point T3 at which it starts to have a larger value than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2, the non-inverting terminal of the comparator CP2 has a low level second feedback reference voltage. (Vf2) is input, and a high level feedback voltage Vfb is input to the inverting terminal. Therefore, the comparator CP2 outputs a low level signal. On the other hand, in the comparator CP3, the feedback voltage Vfb of the low level is still input to the inverting terminal and the non-inverting terminal until the point T3 at which the feedback voltage Vfb becomes the magnitude of the third feedback reference voltage Vfb. Since the high feedback third feedback reference voltage Vf3 is input, the low signal is output.

The RS flip-flop FF, which receives the low level signal from the comparator CP2 and the low level signal from the comparator CP3 to the S terminal S and the R terminal R, respectively, is connected to the Q output terminal Q. Still outputs the previous high signal. The transistor Q1 that receives the low level output signal from the comparator CP2 to the base terminal is turned off. As a result, current from the second constant current source I2 flows through the first switch SW1 to the resistor S4 and the resistor R5. That is, the voltage Vb at the contact between the diode D5 and the collector terminal of the transistor Q2 becomes a constant voltage, and the contacts Vc of the resistor R4 and the resistor R5 are also divided by voltage distribution. It becomes constant voltage R5 / (R4 + R5) * Vb. Since the voltage Vb is higher than the sensing voltage Vsense, the comparator CP1 inputs a low level output signal to the gate driver 311, and the gate driver 311 has a switching MOS transistor Qsw. A gate voltage signal is generated to perform a switching operation. Between the drain terminal and the source terminal of the switching MOS transistor Qsw which performs the switching operation, a triangular waveform current Ids flows during the switching-on operation period, and the maximum size of the current Ids is connected to the resistor R4. It is determined by the magnitude of the voltage Vc at the contact between the resistors R5. On the other hand, since the voltage Vc can be kept constant by the adjustment of the second current source I2, the maximum magnitude of the current Ids can also be kept below a certain size. The switching on / off timing is determined by the signal waveform input from the oscillator Osc to the gate driver 311.

 On the other hand, when the feedback voltage Vfb continues to increase and reaches a time point T4 at which it starts to become larger than the third feedback reference voltage Vf3, the output signal of the comparator CP3 is changed from a low level to a high level so that the RS flip-flop ( FF) output signal is also changed from high level to low level. At this time, the transistor Q2 is still in an off state, and as the RS flip-flop FF generates a low level output signal, the first switch SW1 is also turned off to provide a gap between the resistor R4 and the resistor R5. The voltage Vc at the contact also becomes zero. Therefore, the output of the comparator CP1 becomes a high level signal, and the gate driver 311 turns off the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw.

When the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is turned off, when the load on the entire system becomes light, the feedback voltage Vfb starts to decrease again. At this time, when the feedback voltage Vfb becomes lower than the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 (T5), the output signal of the comparator CP2 is converted from the low level to the high level again, and the output signal of the comparator CP3 is high. Transition from level to low level. Accordingly, transistor Q2 is turned on, and RS flip-flop FF generates an output signal of high level. As described above, since the operation is the same as the operation after the time point T1 described above, overlapping description is omitted. Since the operation after the time point T6 at which the feedback voltage Vfb starts to become greater than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 is also the same as the operation after the time point T3, the overlapping description is omitted.

As described above, from the time point T7 when the normal operation mode starts after the standby mode ends, the feedback voltage Vfb becomes a value larger than the third feedback reference voltage Vf3 for a while, and then decreases again. A constant value larger than the voltage Vf2 and smaller than the third feedback reference voltage Vf3 is maintained. During the normal operation mode, the output of comparator CP2 remains low and the output of comparator CP3 remains high. The output signal of the RS flip-flop (FF) is kept low.

2 and 4, the resistor R4 and the resistor R5 from the normal time mode T1 to the standby mode T1 until the switching MOS transistor Qsw is switched on. Since the voltage Vc at the contact between the circuits is 0 V, the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is turned off even when a signal from the oscillator OSC is input to the gate driver 311. However, switching of the switching MOS transistor Qsw from the time point T3 at which the voltage Vc at the contact between the resistor R4 and the resistor R5 becomes a non-zero constant size according to the change of the feedback voltage Vfb. The operation is turned on, and then the switching timing is determined by the output signal from the oscillator OSC. That is, within the range in which the output signal of the oscillator OSC increases, the switching MOS transistor Qsw is turned on to generate the drain-source current Ids. As described above, in the standby mode, the drain-source current Ids has a maximum value I _limit because the voltage Vc at the contact between the resistor R4 and R5 maintains a constant magnitude. Do not go over.

When the time point T3 elapses and the feedback voltage Vfb starts to become larger than the third feedback reference voltage Vf3, the voltage Vc at the contact between the resistor R4 and the resistor R5 becomes zero again. Accordingly, even when a signal from the oscillator OSC is input to the gate driver 311, the switching operation of the switching MOS transistor Qsw is turned off. Since the operation after the time point T6 is the same as the operation after the time point T3, the overlapping description is omitted.

On the other hand, the switching MOS transistor Qsw performs a normal switching operation from the time point T7 when the transition from the standby mode to the normal mode again, and the duty at this time is determined by the output waveform of the oscillator OSC.

FIG. 5 is a graph illustrating a relationship between the feedback voltage Vfb and the maximum value I _limit of the drain-source current in the control module circuit of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the feedback voltage Vfb initially increases, the maximum value I _limit of the drain-source current increases linearly (see 610). When the feedback voltage Vfb decreases again, the maximum value I _limit of the drain-source current also decreases linearly (see 620). On the other hand, then the feedback voltage (Vfb) is when the feedback voltage (Vfb) is within a predetermined range (A) if the increase again, for example, 0.5V-0.7V, if the range drain-maximum value of the source current (I _limit) is given Value, such as 0.5 A, and increases linearly again (see 630) when over a certain range (A). Here, 610 and 620 if it is not using the standby mode feedback voltage (Vfb) and the drain-represents the relationship between the maximum value of the source current (I _limit), 630 is a case of using the standby mode feedback voltage (Vfb) and the drain _-Shows the relationship between the maximum value (I _limit ) of the source current.

6 and 7 illustrate a control module circuit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 6, the input terminal of the feedback voltage Vfb of the control module 300 of FIG. 1 is a pnp bipolar through the diodes D6, D7, and R4 sequentially disposed therebetween. It is connected to the base terminal b3 of the transistor Q3. The anode terminal of the diode D6 and the cathode terminal of the diode D7 face the feedback voltage input terminal of the control module, while the cathode terminal of the diode D6 and the anode terminal of the diode D7 are pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3. Heads up. Accordingly, the diode D6 and the diode D7 are disposed in opposite directions, and the contact between the diode D6 and the diode D7 is connected to the current source I3.

The emitter terminal e3 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is connected to the selector 700 and also to the collector terminal c4 of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q4. The base terminal b3 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is connected to the contact of the resistor R4 and the resistor R5, and the resistors R4 and R5 are connected in series between the cathode of the diode D7 and the ground. Connected. The burst current limit signal Bi_b is input to the base terminal b4 of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q4, and the emitter terminal is grounded.

Meanwhile, the constant current source I4 disposed separately from the constant current source I3 is connected to the base terminal b5 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5. The emitter terminal e5 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 is connected to the selector 700 and also to the collector terminal c6 of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q6. The normal operation signal Bu is input to the base terminal b6 of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q6, and the emitter terminal is grounded.

The selector 700 is composed of two npn bipolar junction transistors Q7 and Q8 and one constant current source I5. The base terminal of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q7 is connected to both the emitter terminal e3 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 and the collector terminal c4 of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q4. The base terminal of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q8 is connected to both the emitter terminal e5 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 and the collector terminal C6 of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q6. The emitter terminal of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q7 and the emitter terminal of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q8 are connected to each other and simultaneously connected to the output terminal o of the selector 700. The output terminal o of the selector 700 is grounded through the constant current source I5 inside the selector 700, and is connected to the inverting terminal of the comparator CP1 outside the selector 700.

The inverting terminal of the comparator CP1 is connected to the output terminal o of the selector 700, and the non-inverting terminal is connected to the sensing voltage Vsense terminal through an offset DC power supply Voffset. This sensing voltage Vsense is determined by the current flowing through the switching MOS transistor Qsw and the magnitude of the sensing resistor Rsense as shown in FIG. 1. The output of the comparator CP1 is input to the gate driver 311, and the gate driver 311 also receives an output from the oscillator OSC and outputs a gate voltage Vg. The switching MOS transistor Qsw is switched by the gate voltage Vg, and the duty for determining the switching timing is determined by the signal from the oscillator OSC.

Hereinafter, the operation of the control module circuit according to the second embodiment will be described.

By the constant current source I3, the voltage at the base terminal b3 of the pnp bipolar transistor Q3 is kept constant at the feedback voltage Vfb. That is, the feedback voltage Vfb is level shifted to the emitter terminal e3. Here, the voltage at the base terminal b3 is assumed to be the divided voltage Vfb * R4 / (R4 + R5) by the resistors R4 and R5 or the feedback voltage Vfb for convenience. By the constant current source I4, the voltage at the base terminal b5 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 is kept constant as the feedback voltage Vfb. That is, the feedback voltage Vfb is also level shifted to the emitter terminal e5. On the other hand, the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 and the emitter terminal e5 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 are selectively input to the selector 700. Here, only one of the voltages (e3 or e5 voltage) input to the selector 700 may be input or both may not be input, but it does not occur when two voltage signals (e3 and e5 voltage signals) are applied at the same time. Do not.

Whether the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is input to the selector 700 is determined by the burst current limit signal Bi_b. That is, when the burst current limit signal Bi_b is high, the npn bipolar junction transistor Q4 is turned on and shorted, so that the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is selected. (700) is not entered. However, when the burst current limit signal Bi_b is low, the npn bipolar junction transistor Q4 is turned off, so that the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is selected by the selector 700. ) Is entered.

The voltage of the emitter terminal e3 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is input to the base terminal of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q7 in the selector 700. Likewise, the emitter terminal e5 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 is input to the base terminal of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q8 in the selector 700. Here, only at least one of the two npn bipolar junction transistors Q7 and Q8 in the selector 700 is turned on. That is, only one signal of the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 and the emitter terminal e5 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 is input into the selector 700. When only the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is input into the selector 700, the emitter terminal e3 voltage is transferred to the emitter terminal of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q7 and output. It is output out of the selector 700 via terminal o. Similarly, when only the emitter terminal e5 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 is input into the selector 700, the emitter terminal e5 voltage is transferred to the emitter terminal of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q8. It is output out of the selector 700 through the output terminal o.

Here, the output from the selector 700 is input to the inverting terminal of the comparator CP1, and the sensing voltage Vsense is input to the non-inverting terminal of the comparator CP1. The sensing voltage Vsense is determined by the current flowing through the switching MOS transistor Qsw and the magnitude of the sensing resistor Rsense as shown in FIG. 1. The output of the comparator CP1 comparing the output from the selector 700 with the sensed voltage Vsense and outputting the input is input to the gate driver 311. In addition to the output of the comparator CP1, the gate driver 311 also receives a signal of the oscillator OSC that determines switching timing and outputs the gate voltage Vg.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 7, the comparator CP4 and the comparator CP5 are arranged side by side. The feedback voltage Vfb and the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 'are respectively input to the non-inverting terminal (+) and the inverting terminal (-) of the comparator CP4. The second feedback reference voltage Vf2 'and the feedback voltage Vfb are respectively input to the non-inverting terminal (+) and the inverting terminal (-) of the comparator CP5.

)와 연결된다. OR 게이트(800)의 출력단자로는 정상동작신호 (Bu)가 출력되고, 이 정상동작신호(Bu)는 npn 바이폴라접합트랜지스터(Q6)의 베이스단자(b6)로 입력된다. 7과 같은 회로의 논리 상태는 입력되는 피드백전압(Vfb)의 크기에 따라 결정되는데, 각각의 경우에 따른 출력신호는 아래의 표 1에 나타내었다. The output of the comparator CP4 becomes a burst current limit signal Bi_b input to the base terminal b4 of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q4 by inverting the signal by the inverter 810. The output terminal of the comparator CP4 for outputting the burst current limit signal Bi_b is input to the S terminal S and the R terminal R of the RS flip-flop FF together with the output terminal of the comparator CP5, respectively. In addition, the output terminal of the comparator CP4 is input to the input terminal of the OR gate 800 in addition to the S terminal S of the RS flip-flop FF. The other input terminal of the OR gate 800 is an output terminal of the RS flip-flop FF.

). The normal operation signal Bu is output to the output terminal of the OR gate 800, and the normal operation signal Bu is input to the base terminal b6 of the npn bipolar junction transistor Q6. The logic state of the circuit as shown in FIG. 7 is determined by the magnitude of the input feedback voltage Vfb, and the output signal in each case is shown in Table 1 below.

)에는 로우신호(L)가 출력되며, 이 로우신호(L)는 OR게이트(800)로 입력된다. 한편, OR 게이트(800)의 다른 입력단자에는 비교기(CP4)로부터의 하이신호가(H)가 입력되어, OR 게이트(800)는 하이신호(H)를 출력시킴으로써 하이신호(H)의 정상동작신호(Bu)가 발생된다. The operation of the circuit of FIG. 7 will be described with reference to Table 1 above. First, in the normal operation mode where the feedback voltage Vfb is greater than the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 ', the output signal of the comparator CP4 generates a high signal H, and the output signal of the comparator CP5 is low. Signal L is generated. The output signal of the comparator CP4 is changed into the low signal L by the inverter 810 to generate the burst current limit signal Bi_b of the low signal L. The high signal H output from the comparator CP4 and the low signal L output from the comparator CP5 are input to the S terminal and the R terminal of the RS flip-flop FF, respectively. Output terminal of RS flip-flop (FF) receiving these input signals

), A low signal L is output, and the low signal L is input to the OR gate 800. On the other hand, the high signal H from the comparator CP4 is input to the other input terminal of the OR gate 800, and the OR gate 800 outputs the high signal H so that the normal operation of the high signal H is performed. The signal Bu is generated.

)로는 로우신호(L)가 출력되어 OR 게이트(800)로 입력된다. OR게이트(800)의 다른 입력단자에는 비교기(CP4)로부터의 로우신호(L)가 입력되어 OR 게이트(800)는 로우신호 (L)를 출력시킨다. 따라서, 로우신호(L)의 정상동작신호(Bu)를 발생시킨다. Next, in the burst mode in which the feedback voltage Vfb becomes smaller and smaller than the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 'and larger than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2', the output signal of the comparator CP4 and the comparator CP5 Low signal L is generated for both output signals. The output signal of the comparator CP4 is changed into the high signal H by the inverter 810 to generate the burst current limit signal Bi_b of the high signal H. The low signal L output from the comparator CP4 and the low signal L output from the comparator CP5 are input to the S terminal and the R terminal of the RS flip-flop FF, respectively. Output terminal of flip-flop (FF)

), A low signal L is output to the OR gate 800. The low signal L from the comparator CP4 is input to the other input terminal of the OR gate 800 so that the OR gate 800 outputs the low signal L. Therefore, the normal operation signal Bu of the low signal L is generated.

)로는 하이신호(H)가 출력되며, 이 하이신호(H)는 OR 게이트(800)로 입력된다. OR 게이트(800)의 다른 입력단자에는 비교기(CP4)로부터의 로우신호(L)가 입력된다. 따라서, 로우신호(L)와 하이신호 (H)를 각각 입력받은 OR 게이트(800)는 하이신호(H)를 출력시키며, 이에 따라 하이신호(H)의 정상동작신호(Bu)가 발생된다. When the feedback voltage Vfb becomes smaller and smaller than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', the comparator CP4 generates a low signal L as an output signal and the comparator CP5 is a high signal ( Generates H). The output signal of the comparator CP4 is changed into the high signal H by the inverter 800 to generate the burst current limit signal Bi_b of the high signal H. The low signal L output from the comparator CP4 and the high signal H output from the comparator CP5 are input to the S terminal and the R terminal of the RS flip-flop FF, respectively. Output terminal of RS flip-flop (FF) receiving this input signal

The high signal H is outputted to, and the high signal H is input to the OR gate 800. The low signal L from the comparator CP4 is input to the other input terminal of the OR gate 800. Accordingly, the OR gate 800 which receives the low signal L and the high signal H, respectively, outputs the high signal H, thereby generating the normal operation signal Bu of the high signal H.

)로는 하이신호(H)가 출력되며 이 하이신호(H)는 OR 게이트(800)로 입력된다. 한편, OR 게이트(800)의 다른 입력단자에는 비교기(CP4)로부터의 로우신호(L)가 입력되어, OR 게이트(800)는 하이신호(H)를 출력시키며, 이에 따라 하이신호(H)의 정상동작신호(Bu)가 발생된다. In addition, when the feedback voltage Vfb is increased again to be smaller than the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 'but larger than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2', the output signal of the comparator CP4 and the comparator CP5. The low signal L is generated as both output signals of the signal. At this time, the output signal of the comparator CP4 is changed to the high signal H by the inverter 800 to generate a burst current limit signal Bi_B of the high signal H. The low signal L output from the comparator CP4 and the low signal L output from the comparator CP5 are respectively input to the S terminal and the R terminal of the RS flip-flop FF, respectively. Output terminal (

The high signal H is outputted to, and the high signal H is input to the OR gate 800. On the other hand, the low signal L from the comparator CP4 is input to the other input terminal of the OR gate 800, so that the OR gate 800 outputs the high signal H, and thus the high signal H The normal operation signal Bu is generated.

As described above, although the burst current limit signal Bi_b and the normal operation signal Bu are both high signals H, they are not all low signals L. When the bus current limit signal Bi_b and the normal operation signal Bu are both high signals H, it means that no input is input into the selector 700 of FIG. 6. Meanwhile, when the burst current limit signal Bi_b and the normal operation signal Bu are both the low signal L, it means that two inputs are simultaneously input into the selector 700 of FIG. 6. Therefore, even when no input signal is input into the selector 700 of the control module circuit according to the present invention, two input signals are not simultaneously input into the selector 700.

8 is a diagram illustrating waveforms of some input signals and some output signals of the control module circuit of FIGS. 6 and 7.

6 to 8, when the load placed on the entire system becomes light, the feedback voltage Vfb starts to decrease gradually. When the feedback voltage Vfb becomes lower than the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 ', the control module circuit operates in the burst current limit mode. This is because the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 'is a reference voltage for distinguishing the burst mode from the normal operation mode. That is, when the feedback voltage Vfb is greater than the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 ', the control module circuit operates in the normal operation mode. On the contrary, when the feedback voltage Vfb is smaller than the first feedback reference voltage Vf1', the burst mode in which the current is limited in reverse. It works as Subsequently, after a certain period of time, the feedback voltage Vfb becomes lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', in which case the control module circuit does not perform the switching operation. This is because the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 'is a reference voltage for determining whether to perform the switching operation. That is, when the feedback voltage Vf2 'is greater than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2', the switching operation is performed, but vice versa.

Specifically, from the time point T0 to the time point T1, the control module circuit operates in the normal operation mode. In this case, the high signal H and the low signal L are input to the non-inverting terminal of the comparator CP4 and the inverting terminal of the comparator CP5, respectively. Accordingly, the low signal L The normal operation signal Bu of the burst current limit signal Bi_b and the high signal H is generated. As a result, in the circuit of FIG. 6, the voltage of the emitter terminal e3 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is input into the selector 700, and the signal is output from the selector 700 and output from the selector 700. It is input to the inverting terminal of CP1). At this time, the gate control signal Vg is finally generated through the gate driver 311 to perform the switching operation in the normal operation mode. Since the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 is proportional to the feedback voltage Vfb, the output current (current flowing through the switching MOS transistor Qsw) changes in proportion to the feedback voltage Vfb. Accordingly, since the feedback voltage Vfb gradually decreases during this period, the magnitude of the output current (current flowing through the switching MOS transistor Qsw) also gradually decreases.

From time point T1 to time T2, the control module circuit operates in burst current limit mode. In this case, the low signal L is input to both the non-inverting terminal of the comparator CP4 and the inverting terminal of the comparator CP3. Accordingly, the burst current limit signal Bi_b of the high signal H is generated by the circuit operation of FIG. 7. ) And the normal operation signal Bu of the low signal L are generated. As a result, in the circuit of FIG. 6, the emitter terminal e5 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 is input into the selector 700, and the signal is output from the selector 700 and input to the inverting terminal of the comparator CP1. do. At this time, the gate driver 311 finally generates a gate signal Vg for performing the switching operation in the burst current limit mode. Since the voltage of the emitter terminal e5 of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 is proportional to the constant voltage generated by the constant current source I4, the result is an output current (current flowing through the switching MOS transistor Qsw). Is kept constant in proportion to the constant voltage. Therefore, even if the feedback voltage Vfb gradually decreases during this period, the output current (current flowing through the switching MOS transistor Qsw) is limited to a predetermined value or less and maintains a constant value.

From the time point T2 to the time point T3, the control module circuit does not perform the switching operation. In this case, the low signal L and the high signal H are respectively input to the non-inverting terminal of the comparator CP4 and the inverting terminal of the comparator CP5, and accordingly, the high signal H The normal operation signal Bu of the burst current limit signal Bi_b and the high signal H is generated. Therefore, in the circuit of FIG. 6, neither the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 and the emitter terminal e5 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 are inputted into the selector 700. As a result, the gate control signal Vg from the gate driver 311 is not generated.

From time point T3 to T4, the control module circuit still does not perform a switching operation. In this case, although the low signal L is input to both the non-inverting terminal of the comparator CP4 and the inverting terminal of the comparator CP5, the burst current limit signal Bi_b of the high signal H is generated by the circuit operation of FIG. ) And the high operation signal H are generated. Unlike the case between the time point T1 and the time point T2, the reason why the normal operation signal Bu of the high signal H is generated is due to the RS flip-flop FF of FIG. 7. In conclusion, in the circuit of FIG. 6, neither the emitter terminal e3 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q3 and the emitter terminal e5 voltage of the pnp bipolar junction transistor Q5 are inputted into the selector 700. The gate control signal Vg from the gate driver 311 is not generated.

Between the time point T4 and the time point T5, when there is no external load detected but rather the reduction of the external load, the feedback voltage Vfb decreases again. The operation of the control module circuit from the time point T5 to the time point T6 at which the feedback voltage Vfb decreases and becomes smaller than the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 ', and the feedback voltage Vfb is greater than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2'. The operation of the control module circuit from the time point T6 that decreases to the time point T7 and the operation of the control module circuit from the time point T7 to the time point T8 when the feedback voltage Vfb increases again and becomes larger than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ' The operation is the same as that of the control module circuit from the time point T1 to the time point T2, the time point T2 to the time point T3, and the time point T3 to the time point T4, respectively. Thereafter, when the feed back voltage Vfb becomes greater than the time point T8 at which the first feedback reference voltage Vf1 'is greater, the control module circuit operates in the normal mode unless the reduction of the external load is detected.

As described above, the operation of the control module circuit according to the first embodiment is determined according to the comparison result between the three feedback reference voltages Vf1, Vf2, and Vf3 and the feedback voltage Vfb. The control module circuit is determined according to the comparison result between the two feedback reference voltages Vf1 'and Vf2' and the feedback voltage Vfb, thereby reducing the power consumption required for the conversion from the burst mode to the normal operation mode. Instead, the internal circuit can be designed more simply.

However, in the control module circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second reference voltage Vf2 '(that is, T2 time point in FIG. 8). When not performed, the DC current supply voltage Vcc supplied to the secondary coil L3 and the capacitor C2 shown in FIG. 1 gradually decreases to be below the under voltage lock out (UVLO) voltage to regulate the output voltage. regulation collapses. When the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second reference voltage Vf2 ', the switching MOS transistor Qsw does not perform switching. Accordingly, no current flows through the switching MOS transistor Qsw, so that the DC current supply voltage No energy is transferred to (Vcc). Since the DC current supply voltage Vcc serves as a power supply for supplying voltage to various ICs such as the control module 310, the voltage value gradually decreases due to power consumption in the control module 310, and the switching MOS transistor ( When the period in which Qsw) does not perform switching is long, the DC current supply voltage Vcc decreases under the UVLO (under voltage lock out) voltage. In this case, when the DC current supply voltage Vcc decreases below the UVLO voltage, various ICs such as the control module 310 do not operate properly, thereby causing a problem in adjusting the output voltage Vout.

9 is a diagram showing a relationship between the DC current supply voltage Vcc and the feedback voltage Vfb. That is, FIG. 9 shows the DC current supply voltage Vcc waveform 920 according to the feedback voltage Vfb in the second embodiment of the present invention and the DC current supply voltage Vcc waveform which solves the problem of the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows.

As shown in FIG. 9, the DC current supply voltage Vcc begins to decrease from the point T2 at which the feedback voltage Vfb gradually decreases and becomes lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ′ (see waveform 920). Referring to FIG. 8, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the switching MOS transistor Qsw does not perform the switching operation from the point at which the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 '. No current flows through Qsw, and thus energy is not transmitted to the DC current supply voltage Vcc. On the other hand, since the DC current supply voltage Vcc supplies a constant voltage to various ICs such as the control module 310, the DC current supply voltage Vcc also begins to decrease due to the power consumption of these ICs. In this case, when the switching MOS transistor Qsw does not perform the switching operation (represented as 'pause period' in FIG. 9), the DC current supply voltage Vcc becomes lower than the UVLO voltage Vcc_lo so that the control module Various IC internal blocks such as 310 are reset. In other words, when the DC current supply voltage Vcc becomes lower than the UVLO voltage, various IC internal blocks such as the control module are reset, causing the regulation of the output voltage Vout to collapse.

Hereinafter, a method for solving the problem in which the DC current supply voltage Vcc becomes lower than the UVLO voltage in the SMPS including the control module as the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The DC current supply voltage Vcc serves to generate a plurality of constant current sources for controlling various IC blocks. The switching point T2 at which the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', that is, switching At a point where the MOS transistor Qsw does not perform the switching operation, only some constant current sources (constant current sources required for burst mode operation) of the plurality of constant current sources are consumed.

10 is a diagram conceptually illustrating a method of reducing power consumption of various ICs according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the circuit of FIG. 10 is similar to the circuit of FIG. 1 and is a schematic diagram for conceptually illustrating a method of reducing power consumption of various ICs. In FIG. 10, a control block represents a block corresponding to the control module 310 of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 10, the DC current supply voltage Vcc generates a constant current source Ion as shown in Equation 3 below to operate various ICs (for example, a control module).

The constant current source (representing a current generated by the Vcc voltage) shown in Equation 3 may be classified into two constant current sources Iop and Idz as shown in Equation 4 below.                     

In Equation 4, the Iop constant current source is a current source for controlling the burst mode operation (for example, the constant current sources I4 and I5 used for the burst operation in FIG. 7), and the Idz constant current source is the burst mode operation. It is consumed unnecessarily during burst mode operation as a current source for operating a block which is not necessary at the time. Accordingly, when the switching MOS transistor Qsw does not perform the switching operation because the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 'as in the second embodiment of the present invention, generation of the Idz constant current source is blocked. The power consumption can be reduced. Here, the blocks unnecessary for the burst mode operation include a protection block (blocks for protecting various circuits, not shown), a reference voltage block (blocks for providing reference voltages for various ICs, not shown), and an oscillator ( Block for operating the OSC). By blocking the use of the constant current source provided to the IC of such an unnecessary block, the amount of reduction of the DC current supply voltage Vcc can be reduced.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a circuit for detecting a point at which the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ′. The circuit of FIG. 11 is similar to the circuit of FIG. 7, and detects a point at which the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ′ through the output signal of the comparator CP5. More). When the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', the comparator CP2 generates the high signal H, so that the sensing unit 820 switches the switching MOS transistor Qsw through the switching operation. Detect points that do not The sensing unit 820 detects a point T2 at which the switching MOS transistor Qsw does not perform a swing operation, generates and transmits a signal Bu_dis, and uses various signals ICs Bu_dis. Used to reduce power consumption. In FIG. 11, the sensing unit 820 is shown as being configured as an inverter, but it can be configured through other methods.

12 is a diagram schematically showing an internal block of an SMPS for reducing power consumption of various ICs according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 12, an SMPS for reducing power consumption of various ICs according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an IC power supply unit 320, a switch control unit 330, a current generation unit 340, and switches S1 and S2. do. On the other hand, the current generation unit 340 is composed of a burst operation current generation unit 342, the other current generation unit 344.

The IC power supply unit 320 is a part corresponding to the secondary coil L3, the diode D2, and the capacitor C2 in FIG. 1, and provides a DC current supply used to generate a current source for supplying various ICs such as the control module 310. Generate the voltage Vcc.

The switch controller 330 receives a signal Bu_dis signal corresponding to a point where the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 'from the sensing unit 820 of FIG. When Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', only the switch S1 is turned on, and when the feedback voltage Vfb is higher than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2', the switches S1 and S2 are controlled. ) To turn on all of them. At this time, when the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', only the switch S1 is turned on so that the DC current supply voltage Vcc is applied to the burst operation current generation unit 342 so that the constant current Iop. ) Is generated, and since the switch S2 is turned off, the DC current supply voltage Vcc is not applied and thus the constant current Idz is not generated. On the other hand, when the feedback voltage Vfb is higher than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', both the switches S1 and S2 are turned on, thereby generating both the constant currents Iop and Idz.

The current generator 340 generates various constant currents used to operate various ICs. Here, the burst operation current generation unit 342 generates a constant current source Iop (for example, the constant current sources I4 and I5 used for the burst operation in FIG. 7) necessary only for the burst operation. The guitar current generator 344 generates a constant current source Idz for driving various ICs. At this time, a method of generating a constant current by the burst operation current generation unit 342 and the other current generation unit 344 using the DC current supply voltage Vcc can be easily understood by those skilled in the art, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As such, when the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', that is, when the switching MOS transistor Qsw does not perform the switching operation, only the constant current source Iop is generated, thereby unnecessary consumption. Power can be reduced. By reducing such unnecessary power consumption, as shown in the modified Vcc waveform 940 of FIG. 9, the DC current supply voltage Vcc decreases more gently to prevent the UVLO voltage below the no load.

Meanwhile, in the control module circuit according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the constant current source I3 at the point T2 at which the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 '. ) Current flows to ground through the diode D6 and the phototransistor PC2, and the current of the capacitor Cfb also flows to the ground through the phototransistor PC2. That is, the constant current source I3 has the switching MOS transistor during the idle period (see FIG. 9) in which the switching MOS transistor Qsw does not perform the switching operation because the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ′. Qsw) is not used to control. Therefore, by adjusting the amount of current of the correction current source I3 to a very small amount during the rest period of the switching MOS transistor Qsw, the power consumption can be reduced, so that the DC current supply voltage Vcc can be reduced more gently. In particular, the constant current source (I3 or I1) occupies 30 to 40% of the total current source and occupies a large proportion in the entire system, thus affecting the power consumption much.

13 is a diagram illustrating an example of reducing IC power consumption according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram illustrating an example of a method of reducing the current value of the constant current source (I3 of FIG. 6) according to the feedback voltage Vfb through a plurality of current mirrors.

Referring to FIG. 13, a circuit for reducing IC power consumption includes a plurality of current mirrors (M4-M5-M6-M7, M8-M9-M10-M11, M13-M14-M15-M16, and M17-M18-M19-M20). , M21-M22-M23-M24), npn bipolar junction transistors (Q9, Q10, Q11), the reference voltage (Vref) used to bias the current mirror, the MOS turned on or off depending on the signal (Bu_dis signal in Figure 11) The transistor M12 is included. Here, the plurality of current mirrors (M4-M5-M6-M7, M8-M9-M10-M11, M13-M14-M15-M16, M17-M18-M19-M20, M21-M22-M23-M24) are reference currents. Corresponding to the drain-source width and drain-source length of each MOSFET, a current to be generated is generated. Meanwhile, in the current mirrors M8-M9-M10-M11, M13-M14-M15-M16, and the MOS transistor M12, the feedback voltage Vfb is smaller than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ′ so that the switching MOS transistor ( At the point T2 at which Qsw does not perform the switching operation, a current control unit for further lowering the current value of the constant current source I3 is formed.

First, the case of the normal operation mode will be described. In the normal operation mode, the signal Bu_dis becomes the high signal H and the MOS transistor M12 is turned off. Here, the current I3 is generated from the current i_5 by the current mirrors M21-M22-M23-M24. In addition, current i_5 is generated from current i_10 by current mirrors M4-M5-M6-M7, and current i_10 is current mirrors M4-M5-M6-M7 such that current i_6 is the same. ). The current mirror M17-M18-M19-M20 is designed five times larger than the current i_6, and the current I3 is nine times larger than the current i_5. Design M23-M24). As a result, the current I3 becomes 45 times larger than the current i_6. For example, when the current i_10, the current i_6 and the current i_5 are 20uA, 20uA and 100uA, respectively, the current I3 becomes 900uA.

Meanwhile, the case in which the feedback voltage Vfb in the standby mode is a time point T2 at which the voltage is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 'will be described. At the time T2 at which the feedback voltage Vfb is lower than the second feedback reference voltage Vf2 ', as shown in FIG. 11, the signal Bu_dis becomes the low signal L and the MOS transistor M12 is turned on. At this time, the maximum current of the current i_12 is limited by the current mirrors M4-M5-M6-M7. As the MOS transistor M12 is turned on, the current i_8 generated by the current mirrors M8-M9-M10-M11 generates a current i_7 generated by the current mirrors M13-M14-M15-M16. Create That is, when the MOS transistor M12 is turned on, the current i_7 flows through the current mirrors M13-M14-M15-M16, thereby reducing the current i_6. For example, in the normal operation mode, if current i_10 is 20uA, current i_6, current i_5 and current I3 are 20uA, 100uA and 900uA, respectively. However, when MOS transistor M12 is turned on and the maximum value of current i_12 is 30uA, current i_7, current i_6, current i_5 and current I3 are each 28uA, 2uA, 10uA and 90 uA. In conclusion, in the standby mode, the current I3 varies from 900uA to 90uA.

As illustrated in FIG. 13, the current transistor 3 is lowered at the point T2 at which the feedback voltage Vfb becomes lower than the second feed double reference voltage Vf2 ', thereby reducing the current I3 in the standby mode. By reducing the power dissipated to ground, the power consumption of the control module IC can be further reduced. Through this, the DC current supply voltage (Vcc) can be prevented from falling below the UVLO voltage in the idle period as shown in FIG.

Although FIG. 13 illustrates a method of reducing the current of the constant current source I3 using the current mirror, in the first embodiment of the present invention as shown in FIG. 1, the current mirror of the constant current source I1 in the standby mode is shown in FIG. Of course, it is possible to reduce the power consumption of the IC by using the.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

As described above, according to the present invention, the noise generation of the transformer can be suppressed by constantly limiting the maximum current value by the automatic burst mode and the current mode operation by the feedback voltage detection in the control module circuit of the SMPS. In addition, by controlling the switching MOS transistor according to the result of the two sensing levels, for example, the first feedback reference voltage and the second feedback reference voltage, the power consumption required for the conversion from the burst mode to the normal operation mode is reduced. In addition, the internal circuit can be designed more simply.

Further, power consumption can be further reduced by limiting the supply of constant current to an unnecessary IC block in a region where the switching MOS transistor does not perform switching.

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A power supply including a main switch coupled to a primary coil of a transformer, the power supply supplying power to a secondary side of the transformer according to an operation of the main switch; A feedback circuit unit generating a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage; A control module for controlling not to perform a switching operation of the main switch when the feedback voltage becomes lower than a set reference voltage in a standby operation mode; An IC power supply unit coupled to the secondary coil of the transformer to generate a constant voltage; The current generating unit generates a plurality of constant currents for operating a plurality of ICs by using a constant voltage generated by the IC power supply unit, and generates only a portion of the plurality of constant currents when the main switch does not perform a switching operation. Included switching mode power supply. The method of claim 1, The portion of the constant current generated by the current generation unit is a switching mode power supply, characterized in that the constant current for operating the IC used to prevent the main switch to perform a switching operation. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The control module has a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage lower than the first reference voltage, and the switching operation of the main switch is performed when the feedback voltage is changed from the first reference voltage to the second reference voltage. Switching mode power supply, characterized in that the control not to perform. The method of claim 3, The control module, A first constant current source used to generate the first reference voltage; A second constant current source used to generate the second reference voltage; And And a current controller for reducing the amount of current of the first constant current source when the main switch does not perform a switching operation.  The method of claim 4, wherein The control module, A comparator for comparing the second reference voltage and the feedback voltage; And And a detector configured to detect a point at which the feedback voltage is lower than the second reference voltage in response to an output signal of the comparator. And the current control unit reduces the amount of current of the first constant current source in response to the output signal of the sensing unit. The method of claim 4, wherein Switching mode power supply, characterized in that the current control unit is composed of a plurality of current mirrors. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The IC power supply unit A diode in which an anode is electrically connected to the secondary coil of the transformer; And a capacitor electrically connected between the cathode of the diode and ground. A power supply including a main switch coupled to a primary coil of a transformer, the power supply supplying power to a secondary side of the transformer according to an operation of the main switch; A feedback circuit unit generating a feedback voltage corresponding to the output voltage; An IC power supply unit coupled to the secondary coil of the transformer to generate a constant voltage; Control to generate a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage lower than the first reference voltage, and to not perform the switching operation of the main switch when the feedback voltage is lower than the second reference voltage in the standby operation mode. module; And The first constant current source used to generate the first reference voltage and the second constant current source used to generate the second reference voltage are generated using the constant voltage generated by the IC power supply unit, respectively. And a current controller for reducing a current value of the first constant current source when the switch does not perform a switching operation. The method of claim 8, The control module, A comparator for comparing the second reference voltage and the feedback voltage; And And a detector configured to detect a point at which the feedback voltage is lower than the second reference voltage in response to an output signal of the comparator. And the current control unit reduces the amount of current of the first constant current source in response to the output signal of the sensing unit. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, Switching mode power supply, characterized in that the current control unit is composed of a plurality of current mirrors. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, The IC power supply unit, A diode in which an anode is electrically connected to the secondary coil of the transformer; And And a capacitor electrically connected between the cathode of the diode and ground.

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